Dysphoria

/dɪsˈfɔriə/ noun

Definition

A state of unease, dissatisfaction, or restlessness, often related to discomfort with one's circumstances or identity. It literally means 'bearing badly' or carrying difficult feelings.

Etymology

From Greek 'dys' (bad, difficult, abnormal) + 'phoros' (bearing), meaning 'bearing badly' or 'difficult bearing.' Originally used in medical contexts to describe a patient's poor condition or difficulty bearing illness. It entered English through medical Latin in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

Dysphoria is euphoria's troubled twin - where euphoria means 'bearing well,' dysphoria means 'bearing badly.' Both words show how the Greeks saw emotions as weights we carry through life, some lifting us up and others weighing us down!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲስፎሪያ
disforiya
ARالعربية
اضطراب
idṭirāb
BNবাংলা
ডিসফোরিয়া
disphoriya
CACatalà
disfòria
disˈfo.ɾi.ə
CSČeština
dysforie
dɪsfoɾiɛ
DADansk
dysfori
dysˈfoːʁi
DEDeutsch
Dysphorie
dʏsˈfoːʁiə
ELΕλληνικά
δυσφορία
dysforia
ESEspañol
disforia
disˈfo.ɾi.a
FAفارسی
دیستفوریا
disforiya
FISuomi
dysforia
dysfo-ri-a
FRFrançais
dysphorie
dis.fɔ.ʁi
GUGU
ડિસ્ફોરિયા
ḍisphōriyā
HAHA
dysphoria
disfo-ri-a
HEעברית
דיספוריה
disforiya
HIहिन्दी
दिस्फोरिया
disphoriya
HUMagyar
dysphoria
disfo-ri-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
disforia
disfo-ri-a
IGIG
dysphoria
disfo-ri-a
ITItaliano
disforia
disˈfɔːrja
JA日本語
ディスフォリア
disufooria
KKKK
дисфория
disforiya
KMKM
ដិសផរីយ៉ា
dissapho-ri-yea
KO한국어
불쾌감
bul-kwa-gam
MRMR
डिस्फोरिया
ḍisphōriyā
MSBahasa Melayu
disforia
disfo-ri-a
MYမြန်မာ
ဒစ်စဖိုးရီးယား
ditsapho-ree-ya
NLNederlands
dysforie
dɪsˈfoːri
NONorsk
dysfori
dʏsˈfoːri
PAPA
ਡਿਸਫੋਰੀਆ
ḍisphōriā
PLPolski
dysforia
dɨsˈfɔ.rja
PTPortuguês
disforia
disˈfoɾi.ɐ
RORomână
disforie
disfo-ri-e
RUРусский
дисфория
disforiya
SVSvenska
dysfori
dʏsˈfoːri
SWKiswahili
dysphoria
disfo-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
டிஸ்போரியா
ṭisbōriyā
TEతెలుగు
డిస్ఫోరియా
ḍisphōriyā
THไทย
ความไม่สบาย
khwam mai sabai
TLTL
dysphoria
disfo-ri-a
TRTürkçe
dysphoria
disfo-ri-a
UKУкраїнська
дисфорія
dysforiya
URاردو
ڈسفوریا
disfooriya
VITiếng Việt
điều hòa không đúng
điều hòa không đúng
YOYO
dysphoria
disfo-ri-a
ZH中文
不适感
bù shì gǎn
ZUZU
dysphoria
disfo-ri-a

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